Overview
- Oakland won 6-0 on Wednesday in West Sacramento, handing Houston a fifth straight loss.
- The Athletics have beaten the Astros seven straight times, outscoring them 49-12 in those games.
- Luis Severino limited Houston to three hits over 6 1/3 innings before Hogan Harris and Elvis Alvarado closed the shutout.
- Astros starter Hunter Brown allowed four runs on six hits and two walks in five innings as Houston finished with five hits and did not reach third base until the ninth.
- Houston trails Detroit by one game for the final AL wild-card spot with four to play, and the Tigers hold the tiebreaker after Seattle clinched the AL West earlier.